Winter Haven came up into this matchup off a tough 30-point loss last Thursday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Unicoi County Blue Devils by a score of 59-57 on Saturday. While losing is never fun, Winter Haven can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 474th in Florida, while Unicoi County is ranked 133rd in Tennessee).
Several Blue Devils players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Gavin Hall, who went 6 for 11 on his way to 14 points and three steals. Another player making a difference was Troy Boswell Jr, who posted 12 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals.
Kaden Cutlip was his usual excellent self, going 6 of 11 from beyond the arc en route to 21 points for Unicoi County. Garrett Sellars was another key player, putting up nine points.
Winter Haven is on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-15. As for Unicoi County, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 11-8 record.
Winter Haven will take on Santa Fe Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Winter Haven has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. Unicoi County has already played their next match (against Volunteer), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
